《神奇树屋》 第三十四册 Season of the Sandstorm 06 sand blasted
时间:2018-12-10 作者:英语课 分类:汪培珽儿童英文分级书单《神奇树屋》
In the distance, the of sand spreading over the desert, as the windpicked up, the sky turned to red, and hazed 1 slicken through thecloud. The cloud began to blow to jack 2 and Anne, and mammon likea moving wall,Get down, lie on your bellies 3. Ordered mammon. Quickly coveryour faces with your head cloves 4. Jack clacked his tongue beautynodded getting on the ground, jack Anne and mammon jumped offtheir camels, and lied down on the sands beside them.
Jack tried desperately 5 covered his face with his head cloves but theridging wind had come the sky turned from bright to lark 6, themourning sound turned to a loud rembling.
Jack looked up and saw the wind ripple 7 the saddle back of themammon’s nearing camel. The bag hit the ground, and then openboxes in humble 8 the way driving the wind.
The treasure! Cried jack.
But his voce wasstounted out with the wind. He jumped up fromthe box, jack whisted across the desert and the sound sign thebetter of his body. The wind tried to pull him down. But jack’s remwas always back, finally he caught with the boxed and threw on topof them . hecovered the grabbed the end of the head scarf,covered his face, the sand storm blasted over jack’s head,something like the hover 9 bees of hundred gulping 10 camelsJack’s eyes burned, he felt it as if the surfer cave slowly thethundering soften 11 to a low rambling 12.
The rambling faded to a moon. Mourn. The wind died down but thehot desert cooled still. And silent.
Coffee. Jack looked over and tided up. He had sand in his mouth,sand in his ears and sand in his nose, he put up his glasses, andrub the stingeyes. But rubbing only made them worse. Blinkingjack catch the box and looked around for the others.
The air was sick with dust, he had completely lost his sense ofdirection.
Jack jack he heard Anne shouting.
Jack clutched the small wooden box and stoodup. His lands wereso weaply, and overAnne! he crouped.
Jakc1 she called through the dust. Where are you?
Here! He said.
Where?
Here!
Where you are? Hearing Anne’s trembling sound through theheaves.
Are you ok?
I’m ok. Cool jack !
Are you?
Yes1 I ran after you . said Anne. her voice was hoarse 13 too.
I had to save the box! Said jack. Where is mammon?
I don’t know. Said Anne.
I don’t think he’s chasing after the box.
Mammon! They shouted together. Mammon! There was noanswer.
Heading throughthe handing saves peering through the sandyheaves, jack heard something sounds. He and Anne turned around,there two camels trading toward them.
Cutie! Cried Anne.
Beauty1!
Jack and Anne squabbled their camels and grabbed their reins 14.
Thank you for finding us. Said Anne.
Yeah! Thanks said jack. Petting beauty.
Mammon! Anne called. Mammon!
He must have gone the wrong direction for us. Said jack.
If he couldn’t find us how could we go to the Baghdad? And whatwill we do with the treasure. ? asked Anne.
I don’t know. Said jack.
He held up the wooden box.
Look! The top spoken. The top’s broken. Said Anne.
She pointed 15 to a long crack running down the litter of the box.
I hope the treasure wasn’t hurt said jackMaye we should check and see! Said AnneJack took a deep breath, he still thought mammon might no wantthem to look inside the box. But his curiosity caught of him.
Ok! He said. I guess it would hurt to make sure it’s all right.
Jack pride the part the two pieces of wooden took them off, insidethe box was a book.
A book? Said jack surprised. He expected gold and jewelry 16 was. Hecarefully lifted the book, off the box. It had plain leathered coverwithout a title on it :
it doesn’t look like a treasure . said Anne.
maybe the writing inside wastreasure. Said jack.
Jack gently opened the book, inside were pages of stick yellowpaper pages were bond of stitching covered were writing on in bothGreek and Arabian languages besides.
The first page said:
The writings of Aristotle:
How is Aristotle? Said Anne sounding out the name.
I don’t know. Said jack.
I will look him up in our research book,He then pulled the book out of the saddle horn, sand covered thebook inside, he pulled out their research book and brushed it offand then looked up Aristotle in the index.
Good! He is here. Jack said. he turned to the right page and read:
Aristotle lived in ancient Greece over two thousand and twohundred years ago, he has been known as the greatest philosopherof the ancient Greece. Of our all time. The word philosopher means,lover with wisdom. Aristotle’s works were introduced to the worldwestern world by the Arabs in the middle ages.
So Aristotle was the great lover of wisdom? Said Anne.
I guess so. Said jack.but I wonder why dose this book suck atreasure?
Wait a minute. Said Anne.
Doesn’t Merlin’s know tells us we have to help the caliph ofBaghdad spread wisdom to the world?
Jack caught his breath. Yeah. He said. and this is the book Aristotlewritten writings it must be followed the wisdom.
We have to get thisbook to caliph this is our mission. Fro Merlin!
But where well we have to going? Said Anne.
Jack and Anne pulled their rings of camels, and clacked theirtonguesBeauty and cutie knelt from the sand, and jack and Anne climbedon. Leaving the broken box behind jack and Anne jack acrefullypacked the ancient book very of aristotle’s wisdom. And researchbook into his bag. Then he hide tied the bag into the saddle horn.
Wihick way? Said Anne.
Putting the ridding song to the east. Saidjack. That’s whatmammon said.
Is that way then? Said anne. she pointed toward the bright blirringon the dazzy sky. Jackand Anne’s camels headed the dusty glaringsongHi! We are following Merlin’s second instrutions now. said Anne.
Ride to the dust onhalf morning lightYou’re right. Said jack.
As jack and Anne kept travelling towards the east, the desert sandsshivered and sparkled with heat. The air cleared but still on soundof mammon. Jack looked down, and from the birding song like.
Exhausted 17 and closed his eyes, as beauty swing gently from side toside, jack’s head dropped forward, suddenly he heard Anne’sshout.
Jack! Look!
What? Mammon? Said jack jerking awayno. look! Said Anne.
in the distance, jack saw a sandy tower of dunes 18 shinningacrossthe blue sky.
Oh1 ma’am. He whispered. Baghdad.
- I've had a' most enough of Cap'n Smollett; he's hazed me long enough, by thunder! 我已经受够了这个遭雷劈的斯摩莱特船长,再也不愿意听他使唤了! 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
- His eyes hazed over when he thought of her. 他想起她来时,眼前一片模糊。 来自互联网
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
- They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
- starving children with huge distended bellies 鼓着浮肿肚子的挨饿儿童
- My country is rich in cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper, and precious stones. 我国盛产肉桂、丁香、生姜、胡椒和宝石。 来自辞典例句
- Ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and cloves are common spices. 姜、肉豆蔻、肉桂、胡椒、丁香都是常用的香料。 来自辞典例句
- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
- He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
- He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
- She lived in the village with her grandparents as cheerful as a lark.她同祖父母一起住在乡间非常快活。
- The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
- The small ripple split upon the beach.小小的涟漪卷来,碎在沙滩上。
- In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
- Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
- You don't hover round the table.你不要围着桌子走来走去。
- A plane is hover on our house.有一架飞机在我们的房子上盘旋。
- She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air. 她爬上河岸,躺在那里喘着粗气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- And you'll even feel excited gulping down a glass. 你甚至可以感觉到激动下一杯。 来自互联网
- Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.塑料适当加热就可以软化。
- This special cream will help to soften up our skin.这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。
- We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
- It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。
- He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
- He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动,嗓子都喊哑了。
- She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
- The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。